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1953 Baltimore Colts

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Record: 3-9-0, Finished 5th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 182 points (15.2/g), 11th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 350 points (29.2/g), 12th.
 Differential of -168 points (-14.0/g), 12th.
 Expected W-L: 2.1-9.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.7/g), 3rd.

Simple Rating System: Total -12.0, Offense: -5.8, Defense: -6.2, SoS: 2.0, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Keith Molesworth

Training Camp: McDaniel College (Western Maryland College) (Westminster, Maryland)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1953 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 2 BAL Billy Vessels HB 1 1956 1956 0 0 1 8 12 44 215 2 11 177 1 Oklahoma
2 14 BAL Bernie Flowers E 1 1956 1956 0 0 0 2 1 Purdue
3 26 BAL Buck McPhail FB 1 1953 1953 0 0 0 1 12 53 138 0 10 38 0 Oklahoma
4 38 BAL Tom Catlin LB 5 1953 1959 0 0 2 23 51 Oklahoma
5 50 BAL Jack Little T 2 1953 1954 0 0 1 5 20 Texas A&M
6 62 BAL Jimmy Sears DB 5 1954 1961 0 0 0 6 37 0 4 0 0 0 34 119 1 18 253 2 USC
7 74 BAL Bill Athey G 0 0 0 Baylor
8 86 BAL Jim Prewett T 0 0 0 Tulsa
9 98 BAL Bob Blair E 0 0 0 TCU
10 110 BAL John Cole B 0 0 0 Arkansas
11 122 BAL Gene Rossi B 0 0 0 Cincinnati
12 134 BAL Kaye Vaughan G 0 0 0 Tulsa
13 146 BAL Bobby Moorhead B 0 0 0 Georgia Tech
14 158 BAL Frank Continetti G 0 0 0 George Washington
15 170 BAL Buddy Sutton B 0 0 0 Arkansas
16 182 BAL Jim Currin E 0 0 0 Dayton
17 194 BAL George Rambour T 0 0 0 Dartmouth
18 206 BAL LeRoy Labat B 0 0 0 LSU
19 218 BAL Bill Powell B 0 0 0 California
20 230 BAL Pete Russo T 0 0 0 Indiana
21 242 BAL Frank Kirby T 0 0 0 Bucknell
22 254 BAL Merlin Gish C 0 0 0 Kansas
23 266 BAL Mike Housepian G 0 0 0 Tulane
24 278 BAL Monte Brethauer DB 2 1953 1955 0 0 1 2 24 10 133 0 Oregon
25 290 BAL Joe Szombathy E 0 0 0 Syracuse
26 302 BAL Scott Prescott C 0 0 0 Minnesota
27 314 BAL Ray Graves B 0 0 0 Texas A&M
28 326 BAL Joe Sabol B 0 0 0 UCLA
29 338 BAL Jack Alessandrini G 0 0 0 Notre Dame
30 350 BAL Tom Roche T 0 0 0 Northwestern